Pitstop Trackdays

Divyam · May 22, 2011, 01:25:24 AM

Haha probably not.. He loved the smell, feeling etc. of nitro.
Gonna help him whichever he chooses to go with

iamahuman · May 22, 2011, 07:24:59 AM

Pic 10:Faceplant.

(The slash with the rubber bands on the body clips is mine.All this was while my brother was driving.

Pic 37:Jayanth vs Divyam.Lesson learnt by Divyam.

But he held the revo back for quite a long time.

Pic 56:Joe's MT4G3 doing a wheelie.

ELECTRIC POWER!!!

Later on,Divyam and I realized we were coming off the jumps on power.

Thanks to our slippers,we were saved.Spur and pinion look okay.

Divyam · May 22, 2011, 09:39:43 AM

Yeah.. The Revo vs Slash was totally awesome!

Electric power fTW!

My spur and pinion look fine too.. Gonna tear down the Slash as soon as I go get some decent tools

iamahuman · May 22, 2011, 09:43:57 AM

I'm slightly worried about my motor temps now.Hope there is nothing seriously wrong.Need to do the tube mod as soon as possible.

Divyam · May 22, 2011, 10:05:18 AM

Dude, it'll be fine..

BL Motors are meant to go that hot!

iamahuman · May 22, 2011, 10:09:40 AM

Quote from: Divyam on May 22, 2011, 10:05:18 AM
Dude, it'll be fine..
BL Motors are meant to go that hot!

Thanks man.

The tube mod is the single most essential thing.I might sound anal here but I'm gonna keep a log of how things are going.

rajathv8 · May 22, 2011, 11:56:08 AM

pic1: slash normal on ground
pic6: slash nose up
pic9: slash normal in air
pic10:slash nose down
pic22: slash vertical
pic29:slash almost up-side down
pic31:slash fully upside down

Haha

Slash from all angles in action!

shashank · May 22, 2011, 12:29:23 PM

Quote from: Divyam on May 22, 2011, 01:25:24 AM
Haha probably not.. He loved the smell, feeling etc. of nitro.
Gonna help him whichever he chooses to go with

That' good to hear

hopefully see another guy with a nitro in a few months!

@Gandhar: What's the max temp your motor can be at before its too dangerous and what's the current temp ?

iamahuman · May 22, 2011, 12:32:31 PM

Quote from: rajathv8 on May 22, 2011, 11:56:08 AM
Slash from all angles in action!

Yeah.

The magnets start getting damaged at around 200F.My motor was doing 130-140 when I checked.But it was close to the limit.It ran cooler with lipos.The rotor is around 10F hotter than the can.180 is the max safe limit.

shashank · May 22, 2011, 02:28:29 PM

Hey with 40F you have some leverage. With nitro's we're told not to exceed 270F and we keep it between 250 to 260. Is it the same for electrics ?

iamahuman · May 22, 2011, 02:38:20 PM

Not really.Our motors shouldn't go over 200F.VXLs have overheat protection.

rajathv8 · May 22, 2011, 08:02:16 PM

How did you check the temp?

iamahuman · May 22, 2011, 08:57:14 PM

Jayanth's IR temp gun.

Its a nice 'toy' to play with on the track

.More important for the nitro guys though.Still,its a great tool on the track.

Divyam · May 22, 2011, 11:40:02 PM

Its actually quite important for us electric guys too, to check motor and ESC temps..

shashank · May 23, 2011, 12:34:40 AM

I really hope we can i hit the track often and keep this thread alive by posting activities at every visit. The plane guys who go to hoskote bed almost thric in a month

Hats off to your commitment

hope we guys also do the same

iamahuman · May 23, 2011, 09:25:27 AM

Quote from: Divyam on May 22, 2011, 10:05:18 AM
BL Motors are meant to go that hot!

I think I found out why my VXL was running hot on that day.I suffer from 'nitro finger'.It means I blip the throttle.That causes amp spikes and raises temps.I should drive smoothly from now on.I remember blipping the throttle on the straight and the corners.SO it warrants a change in driving style.I hope that one run did not cause any problems.

And if my ESC didn't go into thermal shutdown,I don't think my motor became too hot.

Divyam · May 23, 2011, 10:04:22 AM

Yeah.. I try NOT to blip the throttle..
I specifically told my bro and his friend to NOT keep blipping the throttle!

iamahuman · May 23, 2011, 10:14:53 AM

Well,now I know where I went wrong.

BTW,Divyam,do you want the tube as well?My dad might get it.If he doesn't find one,he'll have one made at the factory.

rajathv8 · December 11, 2011, 10:55:48 AM

Visited the track yesterday. Had an awesome time

Here are pics and vids.

Also a vid of the track for those who have not been there.

Please excuse the quality of videos - i was driver + cameraman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRKbFNAEM_0&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Geu5jtg5nYo&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7UfCLqH5ig&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwTcOhCCKvU&feature=youtu.be

rajathv8 · December 11, 2011, 10:59:30 AM

Some more..

Busted a wheel bearing. Pic shows what was left of the bearing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DIamw7T5DA&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DrP8JzTw8M&feature=youtu.be

iamahuman · December 11, 2011, 11:07:02 AM

Was the track horrible or was it reasonably ok? I heard that it is in a horrible condition as of now....

Sorry about your bearing. Was this the new one?

shashank · December 11, 2011, 12:27:12 PM

From the videos it looks like its not been maintained well. I see a lot of small stones on the surface. No problems for the monsters i guess

iamahuman · December 11, 2011, 12:40:32 PM

Yeah. But apart from the stones, I don't foresee any other problems...

rajathv8 · December 11, 2011, 02:23:23 PM

The track was in a bad condition. Small branches, lots and lots of leaves (kept getting stuck between the dogbone and turnbuckle) and gravel heaps and dried bushes. I did not expect anything so i didnt have any problem with the track condition. Hope things are better next time.

The tyres gave up - hardly any traction - easy to drift

It was more of a bashing session for me

Nope this was the stock bearing. It happened after an hour of running or so.